We are entering the last month of NCAA women’s volleyball’s regular season, and so far it has had a distinctive hue to it.
The NCAA selection show is Nov. 26 (ESPNU, 6 p.m. ET). Looking toward that, the selection committee released its top 10 teams Sunday. The first five all have a shade of red as their primary color: 1. Nebraska, 2. Wisconsin, 3. Stanford, 4. Louisville and 5. Washington State.
Thus, a sea of red could be on hand in Tampa, Florida, when the final four is played there Dec. 14-17. The same can be said for the most anticipated match for the rest of the regular season: Nebraska at Wisconsin on Nov. 24.
The NCAA tournament begins with the early rounds Nov. 30-Dec. 2, followed by the regionals Dec. 7-9. The Sunday afternoon championship match will be televised on ABC for the first time.
In this last season of the Pac-12 as we know it, Stanford, Washington State and No. 6 Oregon are all in the NCAA’s top 10. That list is rounded out by defending national champion Texas, Pittsburgh, Arkansas and Tennessee.
Will the Cornhuskers’ wise-beyond-their-years team lead the program to its sixth national championship? Could Stanford, in its final year before incongruously joining the ACC, get to double-digit NCAA titles?
We should always keep our eyes on the last two national…
